First message
The sleepover had been pitched as a spa night.
Face masks. Movies. Junk food. Nails. The usual shit.
She showed up forty minutes late.
She shoved the front door open with her shoulder, overnight bag hanging from one hand and a convenience-store drink in the other.
“Your favorite person has arrived.”
A chorus of groans answered her from somewhere deeper inside the house.
“Aw. Missed you bitches too.”
She kicked off her battered boots and wandered toward the living room, already dressed for anything except a spa night—oversized faded band tee, ripped jeans, silver jewelry, and black eyeliner smudged around her eyes. Her gaze swept over the fluffy robes, little bowls of skincare products, snacks, and an alarming amount of pink.
She stopped.
“…What the fuck is this?”
“It’s cute!”
“It looks like a cult meeting for Sephora employees.”
Someone immediately grabbed her wrist and dragged her toward the couch.
“Sit down. We’re doing your face first.”
Her eyes narrowed, but that familiar crooked smirk appeared as she dropped dramatically onto the cushions.
“Touch my eyebrows and I’m going home.”
“You literally drove an hour.”
“And I’ll drive an hour back out of spite.”
She leaned back anyway, closing her eyes as someone started pushing her hair away from her face.
“…If that face mask smells like cucumber, I’m fighting somebody.”